About IIR

IIR believes passionately in the power of knowledge and skills to act as a lasting catalyst to organisational achievement. Established in 1973, IIR is now the world's largest Human Capital company with a global network of 45 businesses and 116 operating units. Every year, IIR works with hundreds of thousands of business executives providing them with knowledge and skills through training, conferences, seminars, e-Learning, blended solutions, exhibitions, consulting and mentoring.

IIR owns the complete spectrum of an organization's business knowledge and skills needs. IIR's Exhibition companies provide market and product information; IIR's Conference and Training companies provide business ideas and proficiency; and IIR's Performance Improvement companies provide strategic direction through consulting and behaviour change through training, mentoring and reinforcement.

Geographically, IIR has the broadest and deepest global reach with companies in 22 countries and doing business in 70. Organizationally, IIR businesses work with CEOs through to front-line staff. By media, IIR continues to pioneer new formats from Large Scale Events to Blended Solutions.

In terms of sector, IIR has specialist companies providing groundbreaking strategies and proven technical expertise in both business functional areas and vertical markets . Whether it is -

* ESI, specializing in Project Management and Contracting
* Forum specializing in Leadership Development, World Class Sales Teams and the Branded Customer Experience
* Huthwaite, specializing in Sales Performance;
* Council on Education in Management, specializing in Employment Law;
* PTI, specializing in Pharmaceuticals;
* Omega, specializing in Financial Services;
* Communispond specializing in Communications;
* AchieveGlobal specializing in Sales, Leadership and Service
* Robbins Gioia specializing in Program Management
* or any of the other myriad of specialist companies, every IIR company is the leader in her field.

ICBI – The International Centre For Business Information

ICBI was launched in 1993 to create and develop large-scale international conferences. It specialises in building annual events, and holds approximately 40-45 events each year. Most of these are held in Europe and cover a wide range of subjects in a variety of fields including finance, energy and business management.

ICBI is a subsidiary of Informa Plc, providing specialist, high quality information to the global academic, scientific, professional, commercial and public sector markets via publishing, events, consulting and training. Informa publishes approximately 2,500 subscription based products and services, has a book backlist of over 35,000 volumes, organises some 10,000 events worldwide each year and has a database of approaching 22 million names. It has an unparalleled portfolio of brands including Lloyds List, Routledge, Taylor and Francis, IIR and Euroforum. Informa employs approximately 7,000 people operating out of 150 offices in 42 countries and doing business in 70. Informa is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Should you wish to know anything further about ICBI, please do not hesitate to contact us at our London offices or speak to any of the ICBI team at this event.